Written by

Fiona Soltes
For The Tennessean

Chaffin's Barn Dinner Theatre is accustomed to a polite response to the announcement of upcoming productions.

But news of the first show of the 2014 season has drawn audible gasps - especially from the attendees of the professional theater's Thursday senior matinees.

The piece? "Driving Miss Daisy," the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy/drama about a wealthy widow and her chauffeur made famous in the 1989 film with Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman. Not only that, but the year's roster also includes other recognizable names such as "Ain't Misbehavin.' " The Backstage at the Barn stage will ...